fireship
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fireship (plural fireships)
- (nautical) A sailing ship that has been set alight and left to drift into an opposing fleet. Famously used by Englishman Sir Francis Drake when fighting the Spanish Armada of 1588.
- (vulgar, slang) A diseased prostitute.
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[edit] References
- Depraved and Insulting English – Peter Novobatsky & Ammon Shea ISBN: 0-15-601149-2
